Middleboro seeks tourists

The move to bring tourism to Middleboro is making headway with the appointment of a tourism committee, news that two bus companies plan a stop in Middleboro, creation of a brochure listing festivals in the town and plans to host a horse show and a flower show.

MIDDLEBORO - The move to bring tourism to Middleboro is making headway with the appointment of a tourism committee, news that two bus companies plan a stop in Middleboro, creation of a brochure listing festivals in the town and plans to host a horse show and a flower show. Selectman Leilani Dalpe, who has spearheaded the campaign to promote Middleboro tourism, has been working closely with the state Office of Travel and Tourism, which recommended appointment of a tourism committee. Selectmen recently appointed a seven-member Tourism Committee consisting of selectmen Dalpe, Glenn Montapert, Judy Bigelow-Costa, Karen Blair, Sherri Heartlen-Neely, Winston Stone and Mary Stone. The basic goal of the committee “is to organize and market existing attractions and then to gradually add events that will attract people from a widespread geographical area,” said Dalpe. Victoria Sousa, a marketing major from Bridgewater State University, has begun working as an intern for the Tourism Committee and is currently compiling a list of businesses and attractions, Dalpe said. Existing attractions include the Herring Festival in April, Krazy Days in August, Historic/Ghost tours in October, the Robbins Museum, annual Christmas parade and Soule Homestead events. Events they would like to add include a concert by the Brockton Symphony Orchestra during small business Saturday, a horse show during the Herring Festival, flower shows during Krazy Days and Harvest Fair. “We are moving along,” said Dalpe. The committee is working with the Friends of the Herring Run to create a brochure listing festivals in Middleboro for 2014. The Tourism Committee is currently working on the Herring Run Festival scheduled for April. More information and a complete schedule of events at the festival can be found at www.facebook.com/herringfriends or in Twitter at www.twitter.com/herringfriends.